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Home My WebLink About09-12-1995 GOLF MINUTES ., , CALDWELL GOLF BOARD ADVISORY BOARD MEETING September 12th, 1995 8:00 A. M . CITY HALL COUNCIL ROOM MEMBERS ATTENDING Boyd Cooper Chairman Shirley Akagi Vice Chairman Bob Burns Georgia Hersh Women's Association Representative Jerry Langan Council Representative Loraine Navis MEMBERS UNABLE TO ATTEND Mike Garman Bill Moad Dave Paulsen Men's Association Representative STAFF ATTENDING Gordy Crockett Golf Course Superintendent John Watson Purple Sage Pro Lenny Stroup Fairview Pro AGENDA I. Chairman's Report It. Report From John Watson III. Report From Lenny Stroup IV. Report From Gordy Crockett V. Any Business Board Members or Guests Wish To Bring Before The Board VI. Announcements/Adjournment ***##***#***************************************�*******************«#**** � A w I. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT Mr. Cooper called the meeting to order. Mr. Langan, the Councii Representative on the Board, gave Mr. Cooper a letter from Leroy Inglis and asked him to read it to the Board. The letter stated that Inglis would like to lease the small parcel of land along Highway 30 that is not being used by the golf course. The property is currently being leased on a yearly basis for agriculture. Inglis would like a long term lease (99 year) for the purpose of developing the area with attractive townhouse and condominium units. After a lengthy discussion, it was the consensus of the Board that the City should give serious consideration to the Inglis proposal. The Board feels that this land will never be used as part of the golf course and attractive residential development would increase the play at Purple Sage. Mr. Cooper informed the Board that the Hurst property at 9th and Logan, which had been offered to the City for $84,900, had been reduced to $82,900. In the discussion that followed, it was felt by all Board members that it is important for the golf course to acquire this property. Mr. Stroup talked to the Board about some of the possible uses for this land. He felt that an off street parking lot would be a tremendous asset. All parking at Fairview is now done on the street and the area gets really clogged up on busy days. Another possibility would be for a new clubhouse sometime in the future. The old clubhouse is becoming pretty run down and inadequate. A motion was made by Bob Burns and seconded by Shirley Akagi that the Board recommend to the Mayor and City Council that the City purchase the Hurst property for $82,900. The motion passed unanimously. Loraine Navis abstained from voting because of a possible conflict of interest. Mr. Cooper informed the Board that be had been contacted by Richard Rosenberry, an attorney representing John Hanson, that Hanson's 80 acre farm south of Purple Sage is for sale and they wondered if the City would be interested. After discussing this issue, the Board felt they should pursue this further. Mr. Cooper said he would arrange a meeting with Hanson, Rosenberry and the Mayar to discuss the proposal and he would report back to the Board. II. REPORT FROM JOHN WATSON Mr. Watson asked the Board if it would be possible during the new irrigation construction on weekdays, when they had a hole or two closed, if we could offer a discounted price. The Board this was only fair to the players. A greens fee of $10.00 was settled on as a fair price. John said he thought this would help keep play going during the construction. Watson thanked the Board for their decision to extend his contract. He said it meant a lot to him to have this job security and to know that the Board had confidence in his ability to manage Purple Sage Golf Course. .� � . PAGE TWO III. REPORT FROM LENNY STROUP Mr. Stroup reported to the Board the incident of the player who wanted a refund for his son who did not finish playing the course because he got tired after a few holes. Mr. Stroup was not there at this time and the matter was handled by his wife. When the man was informed by Mrs. Stroup that refunds were usually given in the form of rain checks, he became irate and left. He subsequently wrote a letter to the local paper saying he had been treated badly by Fairview Golf Course. Mr. Stroup said he regretted the unfortunate incident and had he been there at the time, he possibly could have handled it in a better way. He said they would try not to get into this type of situation again. IV. REPORT FROM GORDY CROCKETT Gordy reported that the work on the new irrigation system was proceeding slow but sure. The greens on both courses are being sanded and punched. He said someone had driven a vehicle on the fairways at Purple Sage and had done quite a bit of damage. Mr. Cooper asked Gordy to get the weeds cut down along the curb on 10th Street at the Fairview course. V. NEW BUSINESS Shirley Akagi brought up the question of who the course marshals answer to. �ne of the marshals had told Shirley he was confused as to whom he should report. John Watson said they always reported to him and he couldn't understand why there would be any confusion. He said he would talk to the people doing the r�arshaling and address any problems they had. Georgia Hersh reported that the money taken in by the Ladies Gold As�oc��in�� _ during the Labor Day tournament had been given to the West One Bank T�rr� Schalarship Fund. � Mee� adjourned at 9:15 am